JUNIOR (2014) Made seven appearances out of the bullpen and one start for the Cougars...Finished with a 1-0 record and a 1.42 ERA...Combined for two shutouts...Made his only start at Rice (Feb. 19), tossing 3.2 shutout frames, allowing just two hits with two strikeouts...Earned his first win as a Cougar in 1.2 innings in relief in a 10-0 shutout win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (March 5)...Was sidelined from March 15 to May 15 with an injury...Pitched two games in the postseason, including 1.0 inning in relief vs. UCF (May 23) at the American Baseball Championship and 1.2 scoreless frames vs. LSU (May 31) in the Baton Rouge Regional...Midway through the season, pitched 3.2 scoreless innings in four appearances...Made a pitching appearances in wins over McNeese State (Feb. 25), Baylor (March 11) and Towson (March 15)... Helped Houston to a 48-win season, an American Conference tournament title, Regional Championship and appearance in an NCAA Super Regional for the first time since 2003

PREVIOUS COLLEGES at San Jacinto College: Played 2013 season at San Jac under head coach Tom Arrington...Helped the Gators claim the Region 14 South Conference Championship...Compiled a team-best 9-1 record with a 2.34 ERA in 50 innings pitched...Named First Team All-Conference and NJCAA Athlete of Distinction...at UTSA: Played 2012 season at UTSA...Saw action in 15 games as a true freshman...Notched 4.0 innings of hitless and scoreless baseball against Texas Tech...Named to the Southland Conference Honor Roll

HIGH SCHOOL Earned letters at Katy High School...Compiled an 11-4 record...Was a two-time All-District selection...Represented Team Texas at Sunbelt Classic in 2009

PERSONAL Full name is Matthew James Locus...Born May 5, 1992 in Houston...Son of Mike and Wendy Locus...Has one younger sister Kelsey and one younger brother Mark